Level 1Strategy
Your First Sessions: A Simple Beginner Game Plan
A simple, proven plan for your first sessions: which hands to play, how to bet, the five biggest beginner leaks and a checklist to use before, during and after you play.
Preflop Range Charts
An interactive 13×13 starting-hand grid with opening ranges for every seat. Edit, count combos and copy ranges.
Tip: click and drag to paint several hands at once. Suited hands are above the diagonal.
Presets
Pick a preset or build your own range on the grid.
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How to use the preflop charts
Load a preset for your seat, then compare how the range grows from under the gun to the button. Click or drag across the grid to add or remove hands, and the combo count updates instantly. You can also paste a range in standard notation — such as77+, ATs+, KQo — and press Apply text.
New to ranges? Start with our lessons on starting hands and position.
Frequently asked questions
How do I read a preflop range chart?
Pairs run diagonally from AA to 22. Suited hands (s) sit above the diagonal and offsuit hands (o) below it. Highlighted cells are the hands in the range.
Why do suited and offsuit hands count differently?
Each suited hand can be dealt 4 ways, each offsuit hand 12 ways and each pair 6 ways. That is why the combo count and percentage matter more than the number of highlighted cells.
Are these ranges optimal?
They are simplified starting points for 6-max No-Limit Hold’em with 100 big blind stacks — not solver outputs. Adjust them for your game, stack depth and opponents.
Learn the idea behind it
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